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Villagers besiege police station
Chandigarh, April 6
Residents of Darua village, along with members of political parties, laid siege to Industrial Area police station here this evening.
Relay fast by Pind Wasao Society
Chandigarh, April 6
Relay fast by members of the Pind Wasao Society of Punjab demanding rehabilitation from the UT administration today entered the fifth day in Sector 63 here.
ICICI Pru told to pay Rs 3 lakh
Chandigarh, April 6
Commenting on the tendency of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance to issue insurance policies without verifying medical history of its clients, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed it to give a claim of Rs 3 lakh to a resident of Sector 16.
Pesticide overuse behind skewed sex ratio: Expert
Chandigarh, April 6
There is a new insight into the alarming skewed sex ratio in the prosperous states of Punjab and Haryana. Close on the heels of cancer deaths, the overuse of pesticides has emerged as one of the major causes of adverse sex ratio in the twin states giving sleepless nights to policy makers.
Experts bat for organic farming
Chandigarh, April 6
Fast deteriorating environmental health in India in general and Punjab in particular was the focus area at a seminar on “Environmental contamination and social response” organised by the Chandigarh chapter of the Kheti Viraasat Mission here today.
Guru Teg Bahadur school row worsens
Chandigarh, April 6
If the ex-principal of Guru Teg Bahadur Public School, Sector 15, is to be believed, it is the management of the school that terminated her services in a true autocratic manner.
Sarovar, car parking for Mansa Devi: Hooda
55,000 pay obeisance on first Navratra
 Panchkula, April 6
More facilities including a magnificent ‘sarovar’ and car parking would be provided to pilgrims at Shri Mata Mansa Devi shrine complex. This was stated by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda here today.
Long queues of devotees on the first day of Navratras at Mata Mansa Devi Temple inPanchkula on Sunday.
— A Tribune photograph
Group Housing
Admn mulls reduction in GPA transfer fee
Chandigarh, April 6
Two months after the Chandigarh Administration decided to allow the general power of attorney(GPA) holders to own property in their names, the administration is mulling the review of the charges to be levied on the transfers.
Vajra Corps lifts Western Command Adventure Cup
Chandigarh, April 6
The Vajra Corps has lifted the Western Command Adventure Cup, which was organised at Rishikesh from April 3 to April 4. Tiger Division was the runner-up while the Ram Division got third place. As many as 13 teams representing various formations under the Western Command had participated in the event, which was held under the aegis of the Golden Key Division.
Members of the Vajra Corps team with the Western Command Adventure Cup.
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‘Mungu Comrade’ a tribute to unsung hero
Chandigarh, April 6
After getting appreciation on the Indian stage, Atamjit Singh’s play ‘Mungu Comrade’, a saga of an unsung hero Makhan Singh, who had actively participated in the Kenya’s freedom struggle, is being organised in two cities namely London and Nottingham.
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Smashing cars for ‘fun’
Chandigarh, April 6
Lately, a gang of miscreants is smashing window panes of cars and decamping with anything valuable inside and at times damaging cars ‘just for fun’. Interestingly, not a single arrest has been made by the Chandigarh, Mohali or Panchkula police so far.
PESCO launches new projects
Chandigarh, April 6
The board of directors of Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation (PESCO) have sanctioned several new projects, including setting up of security training institute, vocational training school for the wards of ex-servicemen and spot billing of PSEB electricity bills.
BJP to protest opening of liquor vends
Panchkula, April 6
The BJP would register its protest throughout the state over opening of vends near religious places and residential areas. Haryana BJP’s women wing’s president Anuradha Sharma stated this here today.
Novel way to check bootlegging
Chandigarh, April 6
Mark of authenticity in the business of liquor selling! Surprising? Not quite, for a veteran player on the city’s liquor scene has been religiously following the practise of putting his signatures on each and every bottle sold at his IMFL liquor vend in Raipur Kalan village.
Sat Pal signs a bottle at his liquor vend in Raipur Kalan.
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118 entries in painting contest
Chandigarh, April 6
Chandigarh Tourism, in association with the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Academy, held the first series of on-the-spot-painting competition on the theme “Chandigarh in April” at Sukhna Lake here today.
A total of 118 entries were received (72 from college going students, 29 from
school going students and 17 from amateur/professionals).
A participant during the painting contest at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik
Seminar on traffic safety rules
Chandigarh, April 6
To promote compliance with traffic safety rules, a seminar - ‘Accident and Injury Prevention among School children’- was organised by an NGO, Health and Medicare, here today. Representatives from various schools, including Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, St Soldier International School etc, attended the seminar.
From Schools & Colleges
Cultural extravaganza at education college
Mohali, April 6
A variety cultural show was organised at Swami Vivekanand College of Education yesterday. Dr Jaya Prakash of the department of Hindi, Panjab University, was the chief guest. The students who won prizes for their performances were: Renu Gupta,
Anupama, Monica, Gayatri, Poonam, Mandeep, Bharat, Renu Goswami, Mandeep Kaur, Jyoti
Passi, Avantika, Nidhi, Shobhika, Gurwinder Kaur, Varinder Kaur and Jagdeep Kaur.
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Kharar, April 6
